Supporting device



June 2-, 1931. F. G..FAZEKAS SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Nov. 3, 1950 INVENTOR Fred Fame/fast Hi5 ATTORNEY Patented June 2, 1931 L UNITED s A Es FRED G. FAZEKAS, or MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS surrorarrne DEVICE Application filed November 3, 1930. Serial- Noi 493,139.

a hand box for tools, etc., on a ladder in such a manner that the paint bucket or tool boX will he out of the workmans way and accessible 1 without the necessity of reaching through the rungs of the ladder .to dip the paint brush in the bucketor to secure nails or a tool from the hand box.

.Another object of theinvention is to provide an improved supporting device'of the character described herein whichis particularly. adapted for the use of painters and which is so arranged that after a certain portion of a surface painted thepaint bucket can be expeditiously moved to alower rung of the ladder by raising the paint bucket with one hand and supporting my improved device with the other hand in such a manner that the pressure of the supporting arm, embodied in the device,.against the ladder rail is released so that the device maybe freely moved up or down the ladder. l

A further ob 'ect of the inve described herein which, can ,be advantageously used on a scaffold or on any upright support. i I

An additional object of the invention is to.

1 provide an improved supporting. device which can be advantageously used bycampers to support cooking utensils overa fire.'

Other objects will appear hereinafter-" The invention consists inthe novel comreference to the accompanying drawings,

showing the preferred'form of construction and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of construction of thei'nventionshow ing the manner of attaching theklevice'to a ladder;

Fig. 2 is-a side elevational View of themventionas depicted in Fig. 11 andftaken sub-.

stantially on the line '2.2 in Fig; 1;

Fig. .3 1s a top plan view of the invention taken substantially on the line 3 in Fig. 2; V

Fig. is a sectional detail view taken substantlally on the'linef44c invFig. 3; "F g. 5 is a section'al detail View taken substantially on the line 5 5 inFig. 4;.and' Fig. 6 is a's ectional detail viewf taken substantially'onthe l-ine6 6 in Fig. 1 i

Referring to the drawings wherein apreferred form of construction'of the invention is depicted, indicatedat 10 is one rail of a ladderiwhich includes the rungs 11. While in the drawings Ifh'a've illustrated'the invention as associated .withaladder this is.

not to be taken as a limitation offthe use 1 thereofsince the invention is adapted for uprlght supportmade'of 2" x use on any material or the like. .4 v

My improved deviceincludesa U-shaped bracket generically indicated at 12 and which includes the bight-p'ortion 13 and limbs 8 14 and 15. A cl'amp generically indicated ntion to apparent "presently; The'clamp 16 is subprovlde an lmproved devme of the icludes the rear, wall119jand side walls 20 stantially box jlikeiin "construction and inand 21'. Alignedopenings are provided in the walls" 2Q and" 21, and thes'e openings are at 16 is provided and aslot 17"eXte'nds tends therethroughito pivotally mount-the clampf16 on the bight portion 13.; Afscrew 3 123 is 'mounted aithreadedopening inthewall 20 of the {clamp 16and this screw iseX- tensible into "af-t'hreaded opening '24 in the sideof the bi htportionlifi so that the clamp l6 may. be prevented" from moving-on the bracket 12. y A"-threaded opening 25 is provided a 1proje'ction 26fo'f the W'allQO so I horizontal position when the'ladder and f that when the ladder 10 and the bracket 12 are tipped into theangular position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the screw 23 may be inserted intothe opening 25 which will then be aligned with the opening 24 and in this manner the clamp 16 may be kept .in

bracket 12 are disposed at an angle-with the vertical as when the ladder is tilted i one side of the bar 18 and a screw: 28 is against the side of a building;

A plurality of recesses 27 are provided in mounted in a threaded opening in the rear wall 19 so as to be ex ended into "any desi-redone of the recesses 27. It will be seen,

- therefore, that the bar 18 is slidableithrough vvi'ded a head-31 and this screw 29 includes theslot 17 and may be secured in any desired position by tightening the screw 28.

Extendedithrough an opening in one end of the'bar 18 is a screw 29 on which isproa threaded end portionBO which projects be- .yoncl the bar. 18 'sothat a knurled nut 32 may be mounted thereon. A collar 33 is provided on the screw 29 and pivotally.

' mounted on the screw 29 between the head 31 and the collar 33 is an arm 34 which includes a gripping jaw 35. A-slotfl36 is'provided in "the arm at the end thereof-op, positethe j aw 35 and this slot 36 is intended to receive the bail of a paint bucket or any imeansfwhich will enable an object, for example, a tool born-to be suspended from the arn 34 i Inga typical use of theinvention, which is to support a paint bucket, vthebracket '12 is disposed inside the rail. 10 of the ladder and ,the bar "18 is then adjusted so asto extend outwardly of the rail 10a suitable distance,

' after which the screw 28is tightened into one j of the recesses 27, it being understood that I, the screw 23 is clisposed'in eitherth e threaded opening 37 in wall or in'the opening in the projection 26 so as to extend into the opening-24; depending upon the position of the, ladder 10 with respect'to thevertical. gllhearm- 34; is then tilted toward the ladder rail 10 andthe bail of the paint 'bucketinsertedinto the slot 36, after which the arm 34 isflowered so that the jaw wlll engage the rail 10 on the side thereof opposite the bracket 12, as best Seenin Fig. 3, WhlCll is a: qtop -pla-n view. jIt-jwill'be apparent, therefore,"tha t the jaw 35 will firmly 'grip the rail .10 and prevent "slipping of'the device. I I [From the foregoing; description of the in- V vention it will bereadilyajpparent that since the jaw 35 will-grip any'sur-face when an objectis-suspended from the arm 34: the device maygbe used for many purposes and may be :used on either, a vertical vor horizontal .sup- Tp rt, s or. e am e usp n p and pans above a camping .fire in wh ch case .a vertical or hori-zont'al support such as a X 4 "is all that is needed so as to provide pended claims.

a gripping surface for the jaw35, suspend-V 1ng a workm'ans, tool box, etc, from a ladder or scaffold, and 1n many other ways whlch.

will occur to persons using the device; It is manifest,therefore, that I have provided an 7,- improved device of the character described hereinbefore which is simple in'cons'truction and economical in manufacture, while being adaptable to numerous uses. v w

described the While. I have illustrated and preferred iform of construction for'carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification,'without departing from'thespirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not'wish to be limited to the precise. details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodi fications' ascome within thescopeof the ap- {rection of movement of said member'through said bracket.

=2LA device for supporting .articles'from either horizontal orv vertical supportscomprising a pivotallyimountedarm including a i jaw adapted to grip a support, a member "pivotal1yy' connected "to said arm, a clamp 'throughfwhichfsaid member is slidable, a

bracke't'pivotally"connectedto said clampso I asg to bemovable 'in a plane atrightangles to the direction of movement of said mem- "bar through s'aidb racket, and m'e'ans on'said clamp for enabling said bracket to be tilted 1 at an angle with the horizontal'while retaining said'arm in position so that the direction of movement'thereof is in a vertical plane;

3. A device for supporting articles from "either-horizontal or, vertic'al supports comprising a pivotally, mounted arminc'luding a r jaw adapted to grip asup'port, a member pivotally connected to saidfarm, a clamp J through which said -member is slidable, {a

to the directionof movementof said member having a'flplurality of spaced apartrecesses therein,,-and, a screw insaid clamp receivable in, said recesses for securing-said slidable r "125 4=. A device for vsupporting articles from member in .a predetermined position.

either horizontal or vertical supports eomprlsing a pivotally mounted'afrm including a bracket'pi'vo'tally connected to said clamp so as to be movable in a plane at rightangles "throughtsaidbracket, said-.slidable'member jaw'adap'ted tolgrip a support,'a' me'mber pivotally connected fto said arm, "a clam 13o through which said member is slidable, a substantially U-shaped bracket including a bight portion pivotally connected to said clamp so as to be movable in a plane at rightangles to the direction of movement of said member through said bracket, and means on said clamp for enabling said bracket to be tilted at an angle with the horizontal while retaining said arm in position so that the direction of movement thereof is in a vertical plane,

said clamp having spaced apart threaded,

openings therein, a threaded opening in said bight portion adapted to be selectively aligned with said openings, said last named means including a screw carried by said clamp in one of the openings therein so as to be tightened into the opening in said bight portion.

5. A device for supporting articles fromeither horizontal or vertical supports comprising a pivotally mounted arm including a jaw adapted to grip a support, a member pivotally connected to said arm, a clamp through which said member is slidable, and a substantially U-shaped bracket pivotally connected to said clamp so as to be movable in a plane at rightangles to the direction of movement of said member through said bracket, said bracket and said jaw being adapted to be disposed at opposite sides of a vertical or horizontal recess, said arm having an article receiving slottherein at the end opposite said jaw.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRED G. FAZEKAS. 

